Chargers snap skid, top Ohio Dominican

Monday

Jan 14, 2013 at 10:00 PM

By Ed Patinoed.patino@hillsdale.netHILLSDALE — There was no second-half collapse this time for the Hillsdale College women's basketball team.Thanks to a career day from Kadie Lowery and a spark off the bench from Brooke Borowski, the Chargers ended their seven-game losing streak with a 70-56 victory over the Ohio Dominican University Panthers in a Great Lakes Intercollegiate Athletic Conference game Saturday at Jesse Philips Arena.Hillsdale (5-8, 2-8 GLIAC) posted its first victory since Dec. 1, 2012 against Lake Superior State. Unlike the previous two games, in which they saw second-half leads disappear, the Chargers pulled away from Ohio Dominican (4-9, 1-9 GLIAC).Leading by six at halftime, Hillsdale busted open the game in the second half. Lowery and Borowski hit a pair of 3-pointers midway through the half, extending the Chargers lead to 56-37. Hillsdale continued to roll down the stretch, and a layup from Lowery and another missile from Borowsky gave the Chargers a 63-38 lead with 5:20 remaining.The Panthers held an early three-point lead, but Hillsdale asserted itself and built a double-digit lead in the later stages of the first half. Ohio Dominican chipped away at the deficit and pulled to within 33-27 by halftime, but the Chargers would not let them get closer after that.Lowery finished with 20 points and five assists to lead the Chargers. Borowsky came off the bench to score 12 points and hand out three assists. Kayla Geffert added 10 points, while Ashlyn Landherr had six points and four assists. Megan Fogt grabbed 10 rebounds and Angela Bisaro pulled down nine rebounds.Melissa Scherpenberg recorded a double-double for Ohio Dominican with 24 points and 14 rebounds. Rachael Torey and Morgan Cnuddle both added seven points.The Chargers will visit Lake Erie College for another GLIAC game on Thursday.NOTES: Fogt is currently third in the conference with 11.1 rebounds per game and sixth in scoring at 15.9 points per game...The Chargers are 5-0 against Ohio Dominican since the Panthers joined the GLIAC in 2010...Hillsdale will not play at home again until Jan. 26 against Walsh. It will then play six of its final nine games at home in February.